When Students Misbehave the Teacher Becomes The Suspect

Once a student misbehaves, the teacher is the onemood searching for ways and means; giving them a
to blame. And who else? Is there other reason whychance to reclaim their own dignity as promising
a nasty student is acting that way towards hisindividuals--not hopeless fellows?
teacher? Is the teacher not the one giving hisTeacher's job is to ensure that every student is
student a wrong impression that he is only afterproperly guided in all aspects. Say, his emotional state
teaching the subject matter he is assigned to, andshould be ensured by giving him a chance of growing
disregarding the manners or conducts that theyin a safe, caring environment. Through this security
should observe in and out of the classroom?he would learn the essence of growing in a mature
Such questions would send shivers of indignation toway instead of staying in a childish ways just to get
our teachers out there, but take a closer look at it.attention and all.
How many students are now tagged or labeledSometimes,even though they are already adult,
as"problem" or "hopeless" or what by cruel teachersstudents have not yet acquired the needed skills,
who are just good in labeling students.values and the like tantamount to their age and
See you do not like to be tagged as cruel, right?expectations.
Same thing with your students-- they won't evenSad to say-- that until now, even some teachers are
accept that. Instead of making ways finding the rightnot aware of their important task of ensuring good
ways of handling the problem, some teachers tendteaching for their students to live a life to the fullest.
to make it worse. How? One, is the bad attitude ofThat is why someone has to remind them of their
teachers towards so-called problem students.duty, say the principals or supervisors, etc.
Yes, it is so easy to judge them as this and that.Stop being the suspect of your misbehaving
Then... what? Do you still have a time thinking what isstudents; be the source of inspiration of proper
best for them given the fact that they werebehaviors for them to emulate.
problem students? Are you in the high- and- low